Blazing with Rach!

I climbed those 150 steps just by a vineyard in Switzerland.  They were quite the climb for me.  I huffed and puffed my way up.  Terribly unfit but very determined.  My mind focused on the attributes of a great God - Sovereign, Omniscient, Good, Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Divine (SO GOOD).  A missionary friend had taught me that a long time ago.  And God is so much more but it's a good start to reflect on His attributes. I stopped halfway and turned around to look at Lake Zurich.  Calm.  Beautiful.  God creates beautifully. I stopped to praise God for His amazing creation.  Blue sky.  Green all around.  Blue-green lake. Huff.  Puff.  Huff.  Puff.  I was tempted to hold the railings for support.  But no!  I can do this and under my breath, I ask God, " More strength, Lord".  I started thinking about my friends in Finland who were engaged in various negotiations related to their h...

I walked into the primary school among the urban poor in Ghana and immediately saw the needs.  There are needs everywhere in Africa.  It seems endless.  It is a known fact. I discovered that the teacher-student ratio is 1:56.  Students in the upper primary classes can be over-aged because they came to school at a late age.  In one class, at least 10 students have been identified as needing help with reading, understanding and writing in the English language.  There are 30 more in the upper primary classes. Education in this community is not seen as an important priority due to the families' social condition.  The students return home, not to do homework but, to look after their siblings or help their parents to earn money.  Most parents do not attend PTA meetings as they are busy with their chores. There is hope .  My ministry launched The Reading Club on 9 July 2014.  Twenty-seven students joined us.  I am thank...

My friend Pat asked me, "  So which nation do you support at the World Cup?".  Really good question as I am not a World Cup fan.  I had to answer her anyway but my mind took a brief journey to the past. But I remember during my younger days, my dad and I would watch Singapore and Malaysia kick it out for the trophy.  I knew every Singapore player's name on the team.  As for foreign football, well...I only knew the name of a player if he was cute.  That's the truth! At one World Cup, I really liked England and knew all the players' names!  Don't even ask me about the rules of football.  No nothing.. nada ! Last evening over dinner, I was impressed when my older niece and her sister conversed about football and selection of players for the national team.  Wow! Anyway, back to Pat's question.  I have to be honest and say, "Really, I don't care much about the World Cup.  But I do like sports and I would support any team that re...

                    I am in Milan, Italy with my sis.  Just had breakfast of wholemeal croissant with honey, melt-in-the mouth ham and some boiled eggs.   It is going to be more than a small breakfast when we meet Christ!  It will be a banquet!  Listen to what Jesus said!! Luke 14: 12 He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just." 15 When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!" Preparing for the great banquet and looking forward t...

So finally, its happening.  I am sitting next to my god-daughter Verena in Switzerland and she is helping me to get this page started.  Something that I have been wanting to do for the last two years. So, yes.   Finally is quite the apt title. I hope to be sharing with you about my travels, thoughts about life in general.  I guess I could do this on Facebook but hey blogging would be better, I think. So, I hope that you will enjoy reading my blog..as and when it appears and drop me a note, a comment any time.  And hey, let's agree to disagree on opinions:-) Have a great day in Jesus!! Much blessings and I like to say this a lot "Dios es bueno todo el tiempo!"  God is good all the time!!